Football goal



Ap 3, 1937 B. M. MONSON 2,076,911

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B. M. MON SON FOOTBALL GOAL Original Filed July 11, 1935 2 Sheets-Sheet2 .B. M. Manson A No may 'Patented Apr. 13, 1937 .FOOTBALL GOAL BergieM. Monson, E'stherville, Iowa Application July 11,

1935, Serial No. 30,902

Renewed September 12, 1936 1 Claim.

The present invention relates to a. football goal and the object of theinvention resides in the provision of a goal in which a football or thelike may be kicked or otherwise deposited for the purpose of scoring.

Another important object of the invention resides in the provision of afootball goal of this nature which is simple in its construction,inexpensive to manufacture, easy to put in place,

thoroughly efficient and reliable in use and otherwise well adapted tothe purpose for which it is designed.

With the above and numerous other objects in view as Will appear as thedescription proceeds, the invention consists in certain novel featuresof construction, and in the combination and arrangement of parts as willbe hereinafter more fully described and claimed.

In the drawings:

Figures 1 is a side elevation of a goal embodying the features of myinvention.

Figure 2 is a top plan view thereof.

Figure 3 is a front elevation thereof.

Figure 4 is a fragmentary bottom plan view of the bottom end thereof.

Figure 5 is a fragmentary section taken substantially on the line 5-5 ofFigure 2.

Referring to the drawings in detail, it will be seen that the letter Fdenotes an inverted U- shaped frame, the ends of which are anchored inconcrete. foundations A so that the frame is in an upright or verticalplane. A plurality of cords, wires, or the like 5 are attached to theframe in spaced relation thereabout the upper 5 portion thereof andincline downwardly and rearwardly therefrom and merge together as at 6into a strand 1 in which is interposed a turn buckle 8 and this strand 1is anchored at its terminal by means of a suitable peg 9. At thejuncture 6 40 there are laterally extending strands l0 anchored in pegsII. A mesh wire sheet l2 which may be substituted by cord mesh or thelike is mounted about the strands 5 and a further mesh wire sheet or thelike which is a continuation of the aforementioned sheet extends acrossthe bottom as indicated at [4 up to the cross bar l8 and the rear endportion thereof is provided with an opening I5. In order to brace theframe F there are a pair of steel rod braces [6 extending rearwardlyfrom the intermediate portions of the legs of the frame and incliningdownwardly and rearwardly and anchor on pins or pegs IT.

From the above detailed description it will be seen that a football orthe like may be readily kicked or otherwise projected in the framethrough the foraminous sheets l2 and I4 and because of the downwardlyand rearwardly inclined position of the sheet M the football or the likewill gravitate down through the opening l5.

It is thought that the construction, utility and advantages of thisinvention will now be clearly understood without a more detaileddescription thereof.

The present embodiment of the invention has been described inconsiderable detail merely for the purposes of exemplification since inactual practice it attains the features of advantage enumerated asdesirable in the statement of the invention and the above description.

It will be apparent that changes in the details of construction, and inthe combination and arrangement of parts may be resorted to withoutdeparting from the spirit or scope of the invention as hereinafterclaimed or sacrificing any of its advantages.

Having thus described the invention, what is claimed as new is:

A football goal of the class described comprising an upright, invertedU-shaped frame, a plurality of strands attached thereto and incliningdownwardly and rearwardly therefrom in spaced relation and merging at acommon point, and means for engaging the strands at said common point, aforaminous sheet over said strands, a foraminous sheet under theundermost of said strands and in its rear end having an opening.

BERGIE M. MONSON.

